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British music mogul Simon Cowell has a private jet at the ready so he can fly to New York at a moment’s notice to be there for the birth of his first child. Cowell’s girlfriend Lauren Silverman is due …

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British music mogul Simon Cowell has a private jet at the ready so he can fly to New York at a moment’s notice to be there for the birth of his first child.

Cowell’s girlfriend Lauren Silverman is due to give birth in New York this month while Cowell is in the U.K. filming the next series of the reality TV show “Britain’s Got Talent” in the U.K., but he is determined not to miss the special moment.

He tells Britain’s Daily Mirror newspaper, “I am keeping my phone on during auditions 100 percent. If it happens I have to go and dash on a plane. I probably will be nervous when it all happens. I am going to watch ‘Father of the Bride’ tonight to get used to that. I have got a feeling my child is going to be really naughty.”

He also added, “I would like to be at the birth – but a little bit far away.”

Simon Cowell’s American “X Factor” experiment has officially failed – the TV talent show has been axed by executives at Fox. The show will not be back for a fourth season later this year. The news …

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Simon Cowell’s American “X Factor” experiment has officially failed – the TV talent show has been axed by executives at Fox. The show will not be back for a fourth season later this year.

The news comes just hours after Cowell announced he would be returning to the U.K.’s version of “The X Factor” as a judge.

The music mogul quit the show three years ago to concentrate on making the format work in America. He also stepped down as a judge on “American Idol” to work solely on his new show.

Last month, Fox entertainment chief Kevin Reilly addressed the show’s struggle to win an audience against rival shows like “Idol” and “The Voice,” stating, “The show underperformed this year. Simon himself would admit that. The ratings were not what we hoped.”

He added, “If the show were to come back, it would not be in the current format we have.”

America’s “X Factor” launched with Antonio ‘L.A.’ Reid, Nicole Scherzinger and Paula Abdul as judges, alongside Cowell, in 2011. Demi Lovato and Britney Spears replaced Abdul and Scherzinger in the second season, and Kelly Rowland and Paulina Rubio stepped in for Spears and Reid for last year’s third season.

Lovato recently announced she would not be back for a fourth season of the show.

Announcing the decision to end “The X Factor” on Friday, Reilly said, “Unfortunately, there is no X Factor USA without Simon Cowell, but we understand and support his decision to focus on the international formats and on the next phase of his personal life. We wish him the very best, and it’s our sincere hope that we work together again soon.”

A statement from Cowell, who is set to become a first-time father later this year, reads: “I’ve had a fantastic time over the last 12 years, both on ‘The X Factor’ and ‘American Idol.’ And apart from being lucky enough to find some amazing talent on the shows, I have always had an incredible welcome from the American public (most of the time!)

“Last year, for a number of reasons, I had to make a decision to return to the U.K. version of ‘The X Factor’ in 2014. So, for now, I’m back to the U.K. and I want to thank Fox for being an incredible partner and I also want to thank everybody who has supported my shows. America, I’ll see you soon!”

Simon Cowell’s girlfriend Lauren Silverman celebrated the arrival of their upcoming son with a baby shower at the music mogul’s California home on Sunday. The socialite, who is set to welcome Cowell’s …

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Simon Cowell’s girlfriend Lauren Silverman celebrated the arrival of their upcoming son with a baby shower at the music mogul’s California home on Sunday.

The socialite, who is set to welcome Cowell’s first child in February, was treated to a day of fun at the Beverly Hills mansion with guests including “The X Factor” boss’ former girlfriends Terri Seymour and Mezhgan Hussainy.

Attendees were welcomed to the party by the sight of a giant Christmas tree near the entrance of the property, but Cowell was nowhere to be seen – he reportedly spent the afternoon in the nearby Peninsula Hotel.

Simon Cowell’s girlfriend can now legally marry the TV and music mogul after finalizing her divorce. Lauren Silverman’s marriage fell apart after it was revealed that she was expecting Cowell’s baby, …

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Simon Cowell’s girlfriend can now legally marry the TV and music mogul after finalizing her divorce.

Lauren Silverman’s marriage fell apart after it was revealed that she was expecting Cowell’s baby, and now she’s free to wed again after officially ending her union with husband Andrew in New York Civil Court on Wednesday.

She reached an an amicable divorce settlement with her ex in August – just a month after confirming she was expecting Cowell’s first child.

Reports suggest “The X Factor” creator and star has already bought an engagement ring and may pop the question over the Christmas holidays.

Simon Cowell’s pregnant girlfriend has finalized her divorce and agreed to keep her 7-year-old son with her ex away from Cowell. Socialite Lauren Silverman’s husband of 10 years, Andrew, filed for …

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Simon Cowell’s pregnant girlfriend has finalized her divorce and agreed to keep her 7-year-old son with her ex away from Cowell.

Socialite Lauren Silverman’s husband of 10 years, Andrew, filed for divorce in New York in July, shortly after news leaked that she was carrying Cowell’s baby.

The former couple managed to avoid a nasty court battle by reaching a mutual settlement in August, with Lauren receiving just over $2 million as per the terms of a pre-nuptial agreement.

Andrew Silverman had initially cited adultery for the split, but changed his reasoning to state that the marriage had “broken down irretrievably.”

They agreed to share joint custody of their only child, Adam, with his mom receiving $3,000 a month in child support. The divorce was recently signed off by Manhattan State Supreme Court Justice Ellen Gesmer.

However, the stipulations for custody have been made very clear – Cowell must stay away from Adam until January, 2015, or risk having to pay a $50,000 penalty, and the boy cannot call anyone other than his biological parents mother or father, reports TMZ.com.

Andrew has also agreed not to talk trash about “The X Factor” boss to Adam or allow anyone else around the boy to make cutting remarks about Cowell.

Simon Cowell has confirmed the sex of his unborn baby – the music and TV mogul and his girlfriend are having a boy. Cowell let the news slip during a recent interview with “Access Hollywood” when …

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Simon Cowell has confirmed the sex of his unborn baby – the music and TV mogul and his girlfriend are having a boy.

Cowell let the news slip during a recent interview with “Access Hollywood” when reporter Shaun Robinson asked the dad-to-be if he would be strapping a baby seat into his Bugati sports car ahead of his first child’s arrival.

He said, “Yes, of course he’s got to learn how to drive very quickly.”

Robinson didn’t pick up on what “The X Factor” boss said right away and asked the follow-up question, “Have you found out the sex of the baby yet?” prompting an embarrassed Cowell to respond, “I think I just gave it away, Shaun.”

The interviewer replied, “You certainly did. Oh my gosh!”

Cowell then added, “Everybody knows anyway. It’s a boy… The first time I saw it (on an ultrasound)… I called him Tad, because he looked like a tadpole. I still wanna call him Tad.”

Simon Cowell has revealed he spent years shying away from becoming a dad because he always worried about the woman who would give birth to his child. The “X Factor” boss and judge admits he never …

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Simon Cowell has revealed he spent years shying away from becoming a dad because he always worried about the woman who would give birth to his child.

The “X Factor” boss and judge admits he never considered fatherhood an option before girlfriend Lauren Silverman got pregnant – because he was “scared of who I was going to have kids with.”

He tells longtime pal and DJ Ryan Seacrest on his radio show, “Lauren and I get along really well and once I got used to the idea I thought, ‘I think this is going to be very good.'”

But Silverman shouldn’t expect the music and TV mogul to be in the delivery room with her when she becomes a mom.

He adds, “I know this sounds awful, but it’s like, you don’t want to go in to the restaurant while they’re making your dinner. I think there are certain things you shouldn’t see and that is one of them. I’ll be very close by, but no (I won’t watch).”

His latest baby talk comes just days after ex-girlfriend Sinitta revealed she had an abortion while she and Cowell were dating in the 1980s.

She told Britain’s Daily Mirror newspaper, “I know the curse has been lifted as I have been blessed with children and now Simon is too, plus God forgives.”

Music mogul Simon Cowell has adopted a new outlook on life after learning he is to become a first-time father, insisting the baby news has pulled him out of a workaholic “fog.” “The X Factor” boss is …

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Music mogul Simon Cowell has adopted a new outlook on life after learning he is to become a first-time father, insisting the baby news has pulled him out of a workaholic “fog.”

“The X Factor” boss is expecting a child with his girlfriend, New York socialite Lauren Silverman, early next year, and the famous bachelor admits he already feels like a changed man.

He tells People magazine, “I’m the happiest now than I have been for a long time. … I love her and I love the fact that I’m having this baby…

“In a weird way, (this baby) got me out of this fog I was in. You have so much on your mind and can get overloaded. Then you think of the baby, and think, ‘OK, now I have this responsibility.’ It changed my outlook in a positive way.”

Cowell previously confessed he never would have imagined himself becoming a dad, but the surprise has been a welcome one and he’s proud to be known for something other than his TV and music empire: “If I dropped dead and the only thing I had were my shows, it would be quite pathetic. It sounds corny, but you have to have a legacy in life.”

However, Cowell has no plans to cut down on his heavy workload once the baby arrives around February, and reveals he will be taking Silverman and their child wherever his job takes him.

He says, “The idea of being in the same place every day bores me to tears. … I have a job where I can travel, and fortunately can accommodate (Silverman and the baby) travelling with me. Every week is different from the last, and I prefer that way of living. It can all work together. You don’t have to over-complicate anything.”

British music mogul Simon Cowell has hinted he will finally settle down and marry the mother of his unborn child, insisting he is “not ruling anything out.” “The X Factor” boss is set to become a …

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British music mogul Simon Cowell has hinted he will finally settle down and marry the mother of his unborn child, insisting he is “not ruling anything out.”

“The X Factor” boss is set to become a father for the first time after confirming his girlfriend Lauren Silverman is pregnant with his child, and reports suggest the long-time bachelor may now be planning to make their relationship more permanent.

Cowell was asked about the marriage rumors in a new interview with TMZ.com, and he refused to confirm or deny whether he plans to pop the question to Silverman.

He says, “I’m not ruling anything out in the future. If you’d have asked me a year ago if at my age, I was gonna have a baby, I probably would have said no. So I think you have just got to take each day as it comes now. Whatever feels right you should do.”

Cowell also confirms he has bought Silverman her own apartment so she can feel “a bit more settled” following her recent divorce.

He adds, “I did sort out an apartment for her, which she moved into this weekend and is very happy. She feels a bit more settled now. She’s happy.”

Simon Cowell has opened up about the reasons behind Britney Spears’ departure from “The X Factor,” revealing the singer found her job as a judge “very uncomfortable.” Spears joined the panel of the …

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Simon Cowell has opened up about the reasons behind Britney Spears’ departure from “The X Factor,” revealing the singer found her job as a judge “very uncomfortable.”

Spears joined the panel of the American version of the hit TV talent show, but quit after just one season on screen.

Cowell has now revealed he made a mistake hiring the singer, because she hated interacting with contestants and voicing her opinion on the acts.

In a taped interview with talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, he says, ”I didn’t realize that (she was not good at talking)! I kind of booked someone who couldn’t talk, which is a bit of a problem when you want someone to judge… She wasn’t comfortable being negative, she didn’t like it when the contestants spoke back to her, so she was just uncomfortable. I liked her. So we decided to change it this year.”

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Cowell also admits he became obsessed with chasing star names for the judging panel in a bid to keep up with the show’s rivals, “American Idol” and “The Voice.”

He adds, “There was a time I think everyone was trying to up themselves in terms of who could find the biggest known star to be on a panel. And in terms of a pop singer? Jennifer Lopez and the other one on ‘The Voice’… I can’t remember. Blondie. Christina (Aguilera). And we said, ‘We’ll take Britney’. She was fine, but I think she found it very uncomfortable.”